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Contents
VMware vCenter Operations Manager Getting Started Guide
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Introducing Custom User Interface Features and Concepts 7
Viewing Resources 7
Understanding How vCenter Operations Manager Collects Data
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Understanding Alerts 8
Understanding Health Ratings 10
Monitoring Virtual Resources 11
Analyzing Performance and Capacity 13
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Introducing Common Tasks 17
Logging In and Using vCenter Operations Manager 17
Monitoring Day-to-Day Operations 19
Handling Alerts 24
Optimizing Your Resources 33
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Designing Your Workspace 41
Working with Dashboards 41
Working with Widgets 48
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Using and Configuring Widgets 51
Edit a Widget Configuration 52
Supported Widget Interactions 53
Configure Widget Interactions 57
Advanced Health Tree Widget 58
Alerts Widget 60
Application Detail Widget 62
Application Overview Widget 63
Configuration Overview Widget 64
Custom Relationship Widget 65
Data Distribution Analysis Widget 67
Generic Scoreboard Widget 69
GEO Widget 71
Health Status Widget 72
Health Tree Widget 74
Health-Workload Scoreboard Widget 76
Heat Map Widget 77
Mashup Charts Widget 80
Metric Graph Widget 82
Metric Graph (Rolling View) Widget 86
Metric Selector Widget 89
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